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14 Indigenous arts, culture and languages projects receive funding

Minister for the Arts Senator George Brandis QC has recently announced that 14 Indigenous arts, culture and languages activities have received funding through the Australian Government’s Indigenous culture, languages and visual arts programs. Senator Brandis explained that the 2013-14 strategic projects funding of more than $500,000 will be provided through the Indigenous Culture Support (ICS),…

Exploring Simple Methods In Ford Trucks

The leather seat has seen better days but the rest of the interior has held up great making the truck look newer than it really is. The height of the front seat in the Toyota Tundra is a couple inches higher, so we didn’t bang our head as often while getting in and out of…

My Waste app available in the ACT

The My Waste app that has been used in many towns and cities across Australia and the world will now be available to ACT residents, making it easier to manage household waste and recycling, Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury announced recently. “The My Waste app is available for free to all Canberrans,…

50,000th VF Commodore Rolls of the Line

Holden has celebrated a significant milestone with the production of its 50,000th VF Commodore at the company’s Elizabeth plant in South Australia. “The VF is quite simply the best quality car Holden has ever built, and to see the 50,000th one roll off the line is a milestone everyone is very proud of,” Holden Executive…

Melbourne to host Asian Cup Australia 2015 opening

Victoria will host the opening match and opening ceremony of Australia’s biggest ever international football event, the AFC Asian Cup, when Australia take on a former Asian cup winner, Kuwait, on 9 January 2015. Minister for Sport and Recreation Damian Drum explained that ten of the sixteen teams competing in the AFC Asian Cup will…

Greens Present Anti-Cull Petition to Senate

Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has today presented the Senate with a petition containing over 88,000 signatures of people opposing Colin Barnett’s cruel shark cull. “It is clear that there is huge opposition to the cruel Western Australian shark cull,” Senator Rachel Siewert, Australian Greens marine spokesperson said today. “The fact that 88,160 people from…

Mixed Results for The Gliders at the Lakeshore Cup

The Australian Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball team the Gliders have begun the 2014 Lakeshore Cup by splitting their opening two games of the tournament, going down to the USA before rebounding to defeat Japan on Wednesday. The Lakeshore Cup will see the Gliders face Japan and the USA three times each, playing a total of…

$1.44 Mill funding announced to fight human trafficking and slavery

Minister for Justice Michael Keenan has today announced $1.44 million in funding for organisations that work to detect and prevent human trafficking and slavery. “This funding will be used for detection activities, direct support for individual victims of trafficking and slavery, and cutting-edge awareness programs to push our community to expose suspected exploitation,” Mr Keenan…